Kristen McDonald Rivet

Next, Kristen is fighting to get big, unlimited money out of politics, leading efforts to reverse Citizens United. Kristen also knows that voters should pick their leaders, not the other way around, so she supports bills to expand Michigan’s anti-gerrymandering practices to the rest of the country. Kristen is not scared to take on special interests, and when members of either party put themselves over our communities, Kristen fights back.

When her own party pushed an EV mandate that would kill Michigan auto jobs, she fought back and helped stop it. She consistently works with both parties to lower costs, strengthen our border, and support local law enforcement, and that’s why she is rated the most bipartisan member of Congress from Michigan.

Now, Kristen proudly serves Michigan’s 8th District in Congress, where her top priority is to take on the broken system and level the playing field for working families. She works with Republicans and Democrats on common-sense solutions that will make a difference — introducing bipartisan bills to lower the cost of groceries, housing and medicine, and to invest in child care.

Michigan needs more high-wage jobs. Kristen is helping us invest in our workforce to prepare Michiganders for the jobs of tomorrow, because while college isn’t for everyone, good-paying jobs should be. In the Michigan Senate, Kristen authored the largest tax cut for working families in Michigan’s history. She fights to make sure that we make things here in Michigan and stand up to China. And she prioritizes our safety, security, and hard-earned freedoms.

Helped enact a major Michigan tax reduction for working families.

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Helped end Michigan's tax on retirement income.

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Led a House effort that passed a tax reduction for families purchasing health insurance.

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Require pharmaceutical companies to negotiate prescription-drug prices with Medicaid.

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End tariffs that increase costs for Michigan families.

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Restrict Wall Street firms from purchasing residential housing.

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Reduce regulatory barriers that increase utility and housing costs.

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Allow every American to choose to buy into Medicare.

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Introduced bipartisan legislation to make health-care pricing more transparent.

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Increased local funding to hire additional police officers while serving as a Bay City commissioner.

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Secured state funding for local police officers, equipment, and training.

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Secured federal investments for local law-enforcement departments.

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Cosponsored bipartisan legislation to fully fund local law enforcement.

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Introduced bipartisan legislation prohibiting members of Congress from trading stocks or participating in prediction markets using insider information.

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Reverse Citizens United and reduce unlimited private money in politics.

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Extend Michigan-style anti-gerrymandering practices to congressional redistricting nationwide.

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